TEAM

TEAM

The Ministry of Education and Culture, via the Directorate of International Cooperation and Projects as well as the Directorate for the Development of Science and Knowledge (D2C2), encourages participation of universities, research institutes, researchers and national firms in framework programs for research and innovation of the European Union (EU). In this context, MEC-CUBIST (Uruguayan Contact Bureau for Innovation, Science and Technology), Liaison Office with the European Union was created in 2008, MEC-CUBIST performs the following functions.

· spread calls launched by programs of the EU;

· collaborate in the search of international partners for the formation of project consortia;

· facilitate the participation of researchers, experts and firms in international spaces of strategic importance for the country; and,

· advise and provide technically support for the presentation of proposals and project management, as requested by researchers, entrepreneurs and/or groups.